The World Health Organization on Tuesday expressed concern about court decisions restricting women's right to a safe abortion , in a warning that comes amid controversy in the United States over abortion pills and termination of pregnancy.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that restricting women's right to access safe abortion methods will push them to resort to unsafe methods.
And on Friday, the US Supreme Court temporarily maintained the possibility of obtaining abortion pills, which are a very popular method in the United States, by suspending a decision issued by a lower court, in order to allow room for the study of the file.

"The WHO is concerned that women's right to access safe abortion services, including through the use of abortion pills, is being restricted by legislators and/or courts," the director-general added at a press conference.

He continued, "Women have a permanent right to choose when it comes to their bodies and their health. Restricting access to abortion does not reduce the number of abortions, but rather pushes women and girls to resort to unsafe procedures that may lead to their death."
"Access to safe abortion is health care that saves lives," he said.

In the United States, the judicial series began last week when a federal judge in Texas decided, based on a complaint filed by anti-abortion activists, to withdraw the marketing authorization of the drug "Mifepristone" issued by the Food and Drug Administration. Contrary to the consensus of scholars, the judge considered that this drug poses a threat to women's health.

Based on a complaint by the US government, the appeals court allowed the abortion pill to remain licensed but revoked access facilities that the FDA had established over the years.

However, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to "maintain the status quo," pending an in-depth examination of the content of the file.

On Thursday, the Florida Parliament also passed a law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant.

And states have become free to legislate on this issue since the Supreme Court returned in June 2022 from a historic decision providing federal protection for abortion, by overturning a ruling issued in 1973 in a case called "Roe v. Wade".